CRM Success

Manufacturing

The metals industry is one focused on efficiency, so automation is the name of the game. Metals manufacturers need technology to manage the entire enterprise so they can focus on building their businesses. Aptean offers software solutions that help metals manufacturers find efficiencies and reduce costs by aligning the entire organization.

Today’s metals companies must deal with global
competition, changing markets and demand, and the commoditization of products.
While this environment is very challenging, it also offers tremendous
opportunities to companies that are able to ensure consistently high quality,
respond to customer product and delivery needs faster than the competition,
control costs, and optimize the use of capital assets.

To do this, you need to achieve efficiency and profitability through inventory reduction, increased productivity, improved quality, and reduced lead times, which
requires smooth operations across the entire enterprise and full visibility
into every corner. The right software can help you achieve this, but the most
important thing to remember is that in software, one size doesn’t fit all. You
need solutions that were designed with the metals industry in mind, built to
deal with the unique processes and requirements you deal with every day.

At Aptean, our innovative technologies
help metals companies of all sizes manage their finances, drive inefficiencies
out of their workflows, and generate bottom line results that are in line with
expectations:

LEVERAGING ERP TO DRIVE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

Best practices and practical advice from two successful metals producers who use metals-specific ERP software to drive results.

How Aptean Helps You in Enterprise Resource Planning

ERP software
solutions automate and support a range of administrative and operational
business processes, including line-of-business, customer-facing, administrative
and asset management functions. Aptean’s ERP software applications are built to
align with the best practices and core challenges of the metals industry,
providing deep functional fit.

AXIS ERP

Who
it’s for

For metals, wire and cable manufacturers, processors and service
centers, ranging from global corporations to family owned businesses that
require advanced business solutions Axis ERP is designed to drive increased
efficiency, reduce costs and maximize profitability.

How it’s different

Axis ERP has the
specialized functionality that metals and wire and cable companies need to
address the business challenges they face every day. Built by industry experts
and continually updated based on the input of some of the world’s largest
metals, wire and cable manufacturers—our customers, Axis delivers innovative,
yet practical, solutions to your strategic operational challenges and real
return on investment.

Why you need it

Axis ERP makes
it possible for metals companies, and wire and cable manufacturers to manage
their business operations using a common base of industry-specific information
and business processes. Axis ERP contributes to the long-term success of
companies by helping them:

Axis ERP Overview Demo

How Aptean Helps You in Manufacturing Execution

Factory MES

Who it’s for

For process and discrete manufacturers in the food & beverage, consumer packaged goods pharmaceutical, metals and industrial manufacturing industries with either single or multi-plant operations, Factory MES provides out of the box capabilities to: monitor shop floor data in real-time, allowing operators to act immediately to improve and become accountable for their individual and team performance; Paperless Quality and SPC to improve product quality and reduce waste/giveaway, and structured reviews to drive action and focus improvement efforts.

Out of the box

People/Process focused

Performance and Paperless Quality

Easy to use operator interface

Minimal automation required

How it’s different

Factory MES is a
purpose-built packaged application, designed for specific industries, which
requires no customization and is typically deployed in less than six weeks per
factory. This ensures a higher probability of success, shorter time to benefits
and the flexibility needed to support growth and change. Different to other MES
systems our technology is combined with a proven change method that focuses on
developing operator skills and a structure of daily performance reviews to
drive a better performance every run, every shift, every day.

Why you need it

The shop floor is the heartbeat of any manufacturing
organization. The ability to see data in real time and enable your operators to
act upon it immediately is critical in today's competitive environment where
every opportunity for improvement, no matter how big or small, counts. With
Factory MES you can:

How much could you save with Factory?

How Aptean Helps You in Business Intelligence

Because they battle daily with transportation costs, global competition and ever-changing regulatory requirements, metals companies are focused on efficiency…streamlining and automating processes. They need technology that will give them visibility into their operations to help them make smarter, better informed decisions. Aptean offers business intelligence solutions designed specifically for the needs of metals manufacturers.

Aptean Analytics

Who it’s for

Aptean Analytics delivers the perfect combination of specialization, simplicity and actionable data for companies that want true
visibility into their operations. Powered by industry-leader QlikView and delivered in a user-friendly format, Aptean Analytics will help you drive decisions with the right amount of data provided in the right way.

How it’s different

Aptean Analytics is powered by the industry-leading QlikView platform. With more than 30,000 customers across the globe, QlikView drives real decisions by providing actionable insight through a Business Discovery capability. Business Discovery enables users to dig further into data associations from any number of data sources. By combining this unique capability with a fully mobile-enabled and widget-based platform, QlikView puts the power of the platform in the hands of any user, anywhere.

Why you need it

Data is only good if you can use it. This sounds simple, but businesses understand the underlying truth in this message. The challenge is taking a seemingly infinite amount of data and making it usable in a short period of time. Powered by analytics leader QlikView, Aptean Analytics delivers ready-to-use graphical dashboards designed for your business that allow you to easily spot and resolve any business issues, from profitability to the sales pipeline. And perhaps most importantly, those dashboards are geared toward any organization and any user, not just data analysts. They take away the complexity typically associated with traditional Business Intelligence (BI) solutions. Aptean Analytics serves up data in straightforward charts, tables, dashboards, and other advanced visuals.

Coupling industry-leading analytics and business intelligence with time-tested enterprise solutions provides a powerful, specialized toolset that enables you to manage your business efficiently and gain insight into challenges and opportunities that may exist.

SEE IT IN ACTION

Schedule a demo and learn how this Aptean solution could benefit your business.

How Aptean Helps You in Data Integration & Monitoring

The
ability to understand today and predict the future is an advantage. You need
technology to help you sense and respond to business events faster, while
proactively shaping your business future. Many enterprise systems generate
alerts to help you identify trends and react to processes that are outside the
normal range. For maximum business impact, however, you need a comprehensive
view—a perspective on events that are, or will soon be, affecting your
organization.

Event Management Framework

Who it’s for

For organizations that require an enterprise-wide view into business issues that can escalate into material problems, Aptean’s Event Management Framework (EMF) monitors systems across the organization to provide a ‘big picture’ view of the events that affect your business and alerts you to anomalies for swift resolution.

How it’s different

Many enterprise systems generate alerts to help you identify trends and react to processes that are outside the normal range. For maximum business impact, however, you need a comprehensive view – a perspective on events that are, or will soon be, affecting your organization. Event Management Framework is designed to provide actionable insight into events across your business. Easily linked with your existing systems and configured to generate alerts in the format you choose, Event Management Framework is a one-stop shop for your alerting requirements.

Why you need it

An organization with state-of-the-art risk management across the enterprise is always a step ahead of the competition. EMF oversees and provides peace of mind so that companies can focus on growth and providing outstanding customer service. EMF combs through vast data from various sources and flags issued based on pre-set parameters. The EMF early-warning system provides notifications through a variety of communications channels, allowing you to run a more agile organization and quickly react and resolve events that could threaten business. It enables you to predict and react to events in any enterprise system, delivering targeted information to the appropriate organizational departments via automated notifications.